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Understanding the Micromechanical Behaviors of Particle-Reinforced Al Composite by Nonlocal Crystal Plasticity Modeling
Haiming Zhang1,2,*, Shilin Zhao1,2, Zhenshan Cui1,2
1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
2 Institute of Forming Technology & Equipment, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai, 200030, China
* Corresponding Author: Haiming Zhang. Email:
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences 2023, 25(4), 1-1. https://doi.org/10.32604/icces.2023.08884
Abstract
Particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composites (PRAMCs) have great potential for application in
aerospace, automobile, defense, and electronics due to their high specific strength and stiffness and good
resistance to wear and corrosion. Achieving a superior trade-off between the strength and ductility of
PRAMCs necessitates an elaborative control of the microstructures, like the size and distribution of particles,
as well as grain size, morphology, and texture of the matrix. The multiscale interaction between the particles
and the matrix’s microstructure is insufficiently understood due to the lagging of high-resolved in-situ
characterization. This work proposes a nonlocal physically based crystal plasticity (CP) modeling approach
to reveal the underlying micro-mechanisms of deformation and strengthening of a TiB2/Al-Zn-Mg-Cu
composite with various microstructures. The CP constitutive model considers both the kinetics of
statistically stored dislocations (SSDs) and the strain gradient effect in terms of the enhancement of
geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs). The spectral method based on the fast Fourier transform is
employed to calculate the high-order gradient terms associated with updating GND density. Multiscale fullfield CP simulations were conducted on high-resolved microstructural RVEs of PRAMCs. Results show that
decreasing grain size and adding reinforced particles simultaneously accelerate the multiplication of SSDs
and GNDs by promoting the formation of strain concentrations and high plastic strain gradients. Larger
orientation scattering occurs and more slip systems are activated in the region close to the particles to
accommodate the deformation compatibility. The interaction between the various-sized particles and the
matrix was quantified in terms of the grain-level deformation heterogeneity and stress/strain partitioning,
and local crystallographic orientation change.
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APA Style
Zhang, H., Zhao, S., Cui, Z. (2023). Understanding the micromechanical behaviors of particle-reinforced al composite by nonlocal crystal plasticity modeling. The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, 25(4), 1-1. https://doi.org/10.32604/icces.2023.08884
Vancouver Style
Zhang H, Zhao S, Cui Z. Understanding the micromechanical behaviors of particle-reinforced al composite by nonlocal crystal plasticity modeling. Int Conf Comput Exp Eng Sciences . 2023;25(4):1-1 https://doi.org/10.32604/icces.2023.08884
IEEE Style
H. Zhang, S. Zhao, and Z. Cui "Understanding the Micromechanical Behaviors of Particle-Reinforced Al Composite by Nonlocal Crystal Plasticity Modeling," Int. Conf. Comput. Exp. Eng. Sciences , vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 1-1. 2023. https://doi.org/10.32604/icces.2023.08884